Does anyone remember a time when Nintendo represented the future of digital interactive entertainment, as opposed to what the company represents now where it stubbornly clings to the notion of being a glorified bottom-dwelling recycler that re-purposes technology that's fit for decade old Casio calculators? I do, and in 1992, Nintendo truly were an awesome industry powerhouse that was immensely relevant in a market that it had single-handedly brought back from the brink of collapse in the 80's.
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How can a company that was so instrumental in reviving the fortunes of a once dilapidated industry be so overlooked so as to enjoy very little mindshare amongst gamers today? And even if every empire has its moment in the sun before it eventually withers and fades away, it seems inconceivable to acknowledge that the once enterprising Nintendo - a company whose pioneering culture would give us the Mode 7 and Super FX chips that aided in the creation of first party classics (such as Super Mario Kart and Starfox) as well as third party offerings (such as Super Contra 3 and Axelay), would be reduced to a scenario whereby its latest console would struggle to garner 10 million sales at a time when indus...